by Doug Thompson | Jan 1, 2021 | COVID-19, Entertainment, Musings
Welcome back our friends to the show that never ends,We’re so glad you could attend,Stay inside, stay inside!–Karn Evil 9 by Emerson Lake & Palmer (edited to recognize COVID-19) We did stay up Thursday night to welcome 2021, quietly, at home with soda,...
by Doug Thompson | Oct 8, 2020 | Coronavirus, Entertainment
Fresh from reaching its goal from the GoFundMe campaign, the Floyd Country Store heads into its final Backyard Jamboree of 2020 on what promises to be a pleasant cool evening on the backyard location behind the establishment on Locust Street Friday night. The New...
by Doug Thompson | Oct 5, 2020 | Entertainment, FUBAR
We’ve been thinking about taking in a movie at the Regal multiplex in Christiansburg. If we want to do so, it will have to be by Thursday. Regal announced today that it is closing all of its theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom on Thursday and...
by Doug Thompson | Sep 6, 2020 | Entertainment
The Floyd Radio Show kicked off its 10th season Saturday night in a “virtual ” evening featuring acts at The Country Store and other locations in conjunction with the Friends of the Floyd Country Store fundraising campaign to help this anchor location of...
by Doug Thompson | Sep 4, 2020 | Entertainment
A virtual Floyd Radio show, an in-person Cruise In, yard sales galore and others things will tempt us this Labor Day weekend as we try to navigate the pandemic-driven three-day weekend in our area. Hillsville’s annual Carroll County Flea Market and Gun Show is...
by Doug Thompson | Mar 14, 2015 | Entertainment, Musings
A short break from sports over the next few days and time to concentrate on listening to and film the area’s musical offerings. Gravel Road, one of the young groups focusing on the style of music so prominent in our area, releases a new CD at an event Saturday...
